Ep. 58: Money & Spirituality Aren’t Opposites — Here’s How They Work Together
Release Date: 09/03/2025
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info_outlineAstrology, money, and mediumship—yes, they can belong in the same room. In this episode of The Mapuana Reed Show, money mentor and astrologer Natalia Benson shares how spiritual inner work meets real-world money systems: tracking, multi-account management, saving for taxes, and healing your relationship with money. We get into human design (hello, Mani Gen 5/1s), Taurus energy, intuitive rituals, nervous-system care, and how sovereignty and frequency guide mediumship.
You’ll learn: how to actually see where your money goes, simple accounts to set up this week, a 5-minute morning meditation to sharpen intuition, what “grounded sensualist” Taurus energy really means, and why bringing love to your money is the most practical thing you can do.
Guest: Natalia Benson — Money Mentor, Astrologer, Podcast Host https://nataliabenson.com/ Natalia Benson IG: https://www.instagram.com/natalia_benson/
Host: Mapuana Reed — Photographer turned podcaster & community builder
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Chapters
00:00 – Inner work + money work: why both matter
00:57 – Welcome & Natalia’s Journey on Becoming
02:45 – Grandparents, entrepreneurship, & first money lessons
03:15 – First business: jewelry brand + early personal brand
04:30 – “I’m tired of being broke” → deciding to learn money
05:22 – The seminar that changed everything (habits + money)
06:40 – Sensitive, empathetic… and taking care of life
07:26 – Money truth: relationship - perfection
08:18 – Step 1: Track your money (awareness shifts income)
09:05 – The multi-account money system (simple breakdown)
12:14 – Podcast pause, grief, growth, and returning stronger
14:12 – Membership, 1:1s, and leading with money organization
15:18 – Making money organization sexy & fun
16:20 – Mediumship awakening & following the nudges
18:19 – Preparing for loss, near-death stories, and healing
21:20 – Practicing mediumship (the “walk-in closet” story)
22:37 – Boundaries: pausing readings & sovereign path
23:34 – Human Design: Manifesting Generator life
26:22 – Astrology 101: Taurus = the grounded sensualist
28:40 – Intuition vs programming; permission to be you
29:40 – The na‘au (gut knowing) & how to tap it
30:28 – Five-minute morning meditation (exact process)
35:09 – Routine, ADHD, and nervous-system care rituals
39:08 – Mediumship safety, frequency, and sovereignty
45:19 – Close: pride, growth, and what’s next